Grace Irwin Award

The Grace Irwin Award, worth $500, is designed to reward a secondary school teacher who teaches one or more courses that include ancient history, ancient civilizations, Latin, and/or Ancient Greek. The award may be used to pay for materials or experiences that will improve their teaching, such as: classroom supplies or equipment; a field trip; a course of study; or personal travel to see artefacts, sites, and exhibits. We encourage enquiries to find out more about the award.

Teachers of courses that include Greek or Roman civilization or history, Latin, or Ancient Greek are eligible to apply. The teacher should have at least one year’s teaching experience and be currently teaching in a Canadian secondary school.

Applicants should send a letter of application to Diana Pai dpai@scs.on.ca no later than June 25th. In the letter of application, the applicant should indicate the purpose for which the funds are to be used. Funds are to be expended within 18 months of the award. All applicants should arrange for one confidential letter of reference (from a department head or administrator) regarding the applicant’s professional activities to be sent to the Chair (email address as above) by the same date.

A committee consisting of the CAC Council Pre-university representative, the Vice-President of the CAC and one other secondary school teacher will review all applications and select the winner of the award by early September and communicate their decision to all applications soon after.

The winner of the award shall share a brief description and/or photographs of how the funds were used to benefit the students, teacher and their exploration of the Classical world. This should be submitted by April 1st of the calendar year following the granting of the award. The Chair will communicate this report to the CAC council at their next meeting.

Winners and Reports

2023— Rachel de Villeneuve (Collège Stanislas)
2022 — Denis Leclerc (CÉGEP Garneau) — Report
2021 — Michael Griffin (Leaside High School) — Report
2020 — Ousseynou Diallo (Toronto French School) — Report
2019 — not awarded
2018 — not awarded
2017 — not awarded
2016 — Margaret Ann Gillis (Innisdale Secondary School) — Report
2015 — Lindsay Welbers (Sisler High School)
2014 — not awarded
2013 — Matthew Skinner (Humberside Collegiate) — Report
2012 — not awarded
2011 — Oona Craig (Branksome Hall) — Report
2010 — Marion Hensel (Waterloo) — Report

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